Computer Architecture
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The concept in which a CPU register that holds the memory address of the next instruction to be executed is be... Identify the correct definition of Program counter. What term describes the following? a special-purpose CPU register used to store the intermediate results of ar... In computer science, Accumulator refers to which of the following? Select the correct name for: the specific implementation details of a processor design that realize a given in... Which statement correctly explains Microarchitecture? Which concept is defined as follows: the number of bits a processor can handle or transfer in a single operati... What is Word size primarily used for? The following statement describes a specific concept. What is it called? a technique used in an instruction to... Select the accurate description of Addressing mode. Which term refers to the collection of functional units within a CPU, such as the ALU and registers, that perf... What does Data path refer to? What is the name for a limitation on system throughput caused by shared memory paths for both data and instruc... Which of the following best describes Von Neumann bottleneck? Identify the correct concept described as: another term for the sequence of fetching, decoding, and executing... Instruction cycle is best defined as which of the following? A classification of computer architectures based on the number of instruction and data streams they can proces... Choose the correct description of Flynn's taxonomy. Which of the following best names the concept in which a CPU performance technique that guesses the outcome of... What is the function or purpose of Branch prediction? The concept in which a method of performing input/output where peripheral devices are accessed using the same... Identify the correct definition of Memory-mapped I/O. What term describes the following? the basic unit of time in which a single, simple operation of a CPU can occ... In computer science, Clock cycle refers to which of the following? Select the correct name for: the order in which bytes are arranged within larger data types in a computer's me... Which term refers to the set of instructions a processor can execute, defining the interface between hardware... What does Instruction set architecture (ISA) refer to? What is the name for a CPU design technique that overlaps the execution of multiple instructions to improve th... Which of the following best describes Pipelining? Identify the correct concept described as: a processor design philosophy that uses a small, simplified set of... RISC is best defined as which of the following? A processor design philosophy that uses a larger set of complex instructions capable of multi-step operations.... Choose the correct description of CISC. Which of the following best names the concept in which the rate at which a processor executes instructions, me... What is the function or purpose of Clock speed? The concept in which a small, extremely fast storage location within the CPU used to hold data during processi... Identify the correct definition of Register. What term describes the following? a communication system that transfers data between components inside a comp... In computer science, Bus refers to which of the following? Select the correct name for: the part of the CPU that performs arithmetic and logical operations. Which statement correctly explains ALU? Which concept is defined as follows: the component of the CPU that directs the operation of the processor by i... What is Control unit primarily used for? The following statement describes a specific concept. What is it called? a layered arrangement of progressivel... Select the accurate description of Cache memory hierarchy. Which term refers to the simultaneous use of multiple processors or cores to perform computations faster? What does Parallel processing refer to? What is the name for the basic operational process a CPU repeats to run instructions: fetching, decoding, and... Which of the following best describes Fetch-decode-execute cycle? Identify the correct concept described as: a CPU design that can execute more than one instruction during a si...